I am very excited about this Mother’s Day post! I asked y’all the following question in regards to Mother’s Day gifts ideas and y’all did not disappoint! I compiled a list of the most common and most unique responses. And, yes, you read that correctly….here is a list of 150 Unique Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!
The best thing you ever gave your mom for Mother’s Day was ________.
- Unlimited car washes for a year.
- Tickets to a concert to one of her favorite bands.
- Tickets to a play or musical.
- Engraved necklace with my moms handwriting or dads handwriting (deceased parent).
- Handwritten note on how much I love her. She later had it framed!
- Mother/daughter spa day. We had the best time! (This was the #1 answer)
- Necklace made with 3 birthstones, hers, her moms and mine.
- Hanging flower pot.
- Necklace with her grandkids initials on it.
- Get away with her daughters. She cried when we told her; she was so excited to have quality time with us!
- Spend day doing girl things..pedicure, shopping, etc.
- Family photo session with a professional photographer.
- A wooden cutting board with a recipe in my grandmothers handwriting.
- Flower bouquet monthly subscription.
- Hummingbird feeders.
- Spring wreath making class.
- Mothers love rings from James Avery.
- Large canvas of a family photo.
- Tory Burch miller sandals! (HERE) She never stops talking about them!
- A new bag and then I filled it full of her favorite things.
- Giftcard for botox.
- Gift certificates for her to spend a day to herself.
- Quality time together.
- Wine tasting.
- Hand drawn picture of her childhood home (can get on Etsy HERE)
- Took her to Sephora to get color matched and then purchased her all new makeup!
- Pictures painted by the kids and then framed.
- Luggage (HERE) with a surprise trip inside! She cried when she opened it!
- Chickens…that she named after all of her kids!
- I paid for us to take a cooking class together. It was so much fun!
- Designer purse…that was 3 years ago and she still carries it!
- Etsy has a wood cutting board with a family recipe engraved in your moms handwriting. (can get on Etsy HERE)
- Playing cards with family photos on them.
- Shutterfly photo book of a trip.
- Lash boost from Rodan and Fields.
- She loves to garden so I bought her a worm farm! (Fun Fact: my mom also has a worm farm for her garden and she LOVES it! HAHA!)
- Car Detail.
- Converting all old VHS to digital.
- Photo Books.
- Gold cuff with my grandmothers handwriting on it.
- Bracelet with grandkids names on it.
- Plant her flowers for her.
- Painting with a twist.
- Cooking class we could do together.
- Made a calendar on Shutterfly with pics on each month with everyones bdays and anniversaries.
- Paid for her favorite cardio tennis class she goes to every week. Surprised by the cashier.
- Her favorite book quote written on a wooden picture frame.
- House cleaners!
- A digital picture frame that has an app that anyone can upload photos too.
- A dish towel with a recipe that my grandmother who passed had written.
- Grandma pillow with all the grandkids names on it. (HERE)
- A fancy brunch.
- The gift of time – like painting pottery or making candles at a local shop.
- Flight voucher.
- Coffee of the month subscription.
- Nespresso machine. (HERE)
- A necklace with her dad thumbprint on it. He had passed earlier that year.
- A hand painted water color picture of her and I from a previous trip.
- A kit to make her favorite dish.
- A fully stocked bar cart.
- Slip silk pillowcase. (HERE)
- Limo and spa day.
- A personalized family picture blanket. (HERE)
- A year subscription to FabFitFun.
- Ipad or amazon echo.
- DNA/Ancestry Kit.
- Antique tea set.
- Roomba. (HERE)
- Book of the month club.
- 365 reasons why I love her. She grabs one whenever she is feeling down.
- A porch swing.
- Year supply of pedicures!
- I had someone sketch a picture of a photo of us in the hospital after I was born.
- Personalized mugs.
- Farmgirl flowers.
- My daughters write down 10 things they love about me each year for Mother’s Day, I have kept them all, and I cherish them so much!
- A hammock. (HERE)
- Audiobook subscription and iPod/headphones!!
- High end set of pots and pans + a wine subscription.
- Ipsy subscription.
- A carved birdhouse in the shape of the church my husband and I got married.
- A basket with a bunch of gift cards in it.
- I signed us up to take a garnering class together. She loved it!
- Lululemon leggings.
- I sent my mom a letter each week for an entire year.
- Home Chef.
- Instant pot (HERE) and then an Air Fryer (HERE).
- Made her a book with stories from our childhood with pictures.
- A personalized necklace with the names of her grandchildren. She wears it daily! (Option HERE).
- A Meyer Lemmon tree.
- I planned a whole day of things she loves to do and then had my siblings make surprise guest appearances throughout the day!
- Eyebrow reshaping/microblading.
- Mother/daughter facials.
- Vera Bradley jewelry case holder. (HERE)
- Bible and/or devotional with a handwritten letter to her inside.
- I had old school baby photos of me professional framed and I hung them in her bedroom as a surprise.
- Anything with grandkids face on it.
- Dapper Paw on Etsy makes cartoon dog mugs. My mom loves them! (Their shop can be found HERE)
- Magazine subscription to Real Simple.
- A typed out a list of all the things I learned from her and had it framed.
- We put our baby dresses from the hospital in a shadow box.
- A year supply of her favorite hand soap and lotion.
- Fairy Garden.
- Experiences like art class, hiking, spa days, etc.
- WIX picture frame.
- At home massage.
- David Yurman.
- Monthly fruit subscription.
- Monogrammed rain jacket.
- A weekend sleepover with her!
- A box full a gardening goodies and a full day of me helping her plant plants and spend time in her garden. It’s something she enjoys so she loved it!
- DIY sign workshop.
- A hot air balloon ride.
- Kiehls face mask set.
- Vitamix. (HERE)
- Outside wine glasses. (HERE)
- Summer bag with swimsuit, sunglasses, sunscreen, self tanner, pool hat, beach towel, etc.
- Personalized Yeti Cup. (Option HERE)
- Olive trees.
- A rocking chair.
- Candle making workshop.
- The giving keys.
- Her own cookbook – I took all her old family recipe cards and created it for her.
- A box of books! Devotionals, adult coloring books, game books, Rachel Hollis books, etc.
- Upside down umbrella and rain boots.
- A professional blowout for her hair.
- Tea towels. (HERE)
- Apple Watch. (HERE)
- Vellabox!! Its a monthly candle subscription.
- A journal. My kids write in a journal about me and then we take a picture from that year. Its a keepsake.
- Clarisonic. (HERE)
- Oven mitts with kids handprints on them.
- Ring doorbell.
- Paid to have her hair cut and colored.
- Motherhood: 55 reflections on what it means to be a mom by Sarah Cray.
- The Kendra Scott “mothers and children” charm. (Options HERE.)
- Birdfeeder that the grandkids put their handprints on.
- I had my kids decorate flower pots with their handprints and such, we dated them, and then filled them with plants for her. She loved it!
- I ask my mom to make.a bucket list and now, each year, I gift her something off that list (an experience, etc.).
- Magazine subscription.
- Personalized silk pajamas. (Options HERE.)
- A ring with mine and her birthstone in it. (Options HERE.)
- At home massage.
- McKenize Childs anything.
- Professional window washing.
- Kitchen Aid mixer. (HERE)
- A subscription to an organic olive oil club.
- A magnolia tree and every year we take a picture with her and the grandkids in front of it.
- 12 months of mom: made a book and schedule an event for every month with her.
- Something from TIFFANY’S and wrote a note in it that says, “Every woman should have something from Tiffany’s.”
The number 37 is perfect! A car detailing service is a unique gift idea. I am sure my mom would really love it.